Turkey Holidays 2017/2018 | Holidays to Turkey | Thomas Cook Food & Drink Fresh local produce and a fusion of Arabic and Mediterranean cuisines mean that eating and drinking in Turkey is diverse and delicious. You’ll typically start a traditional meal sharing a tableful of mezze – perhaps smoky aubergine dip, garlicky spinach in yoghurt or hot cheese pastries. On the coast, make the most of freshly caught seafood, such as grilled sea bass, but throughout Turkey you’re likely to find char-grilled meats – lamb or chicken – on skewers. Look out for gözleme in seaside resorts – freshly made pancakes filled with potato or white cheese. Raki is the local aniseed liquor; powerful and pungent, it should only be tried with food. Turkey is best for... Celebrity spotters: Party with the international jet set at the waterfront Halikarnas in Bodrum – it’s the world’s largest outdoor club. History lovers: Step back to Roman times at the ruined city of Ephesus. Adventure seekers: Take the ride of your life in a tandem paraglide at Olu Deniz, drifting slowly onto the lush lagoon.

Fast facts Language: The language spoken in Turkey is Turkish. Currency: The currency used in Turkey is the Turkish Lira (TL). Local time: Turkey is 2 hours ahead of GMT/UK time. Fly to: There are many international and domestic airports in Turkey. Antalya International Airport is where you’ll fly if you are staying in Antalya or Belek. Further west, use Dalaman International Airport for Marmaris and Fethiye, and Milas-Bordum Airport for resorts around Bodrum. Istanbul has two airports. Flight time from UK: 4-5 hours Tourist Information: Further Turkey tourist information can be found at Visa & Health: Before you travel, visit for recommendations and advice on visas and health for your holiday to Turkey. Apply for your Turkish visa online at Weather and climate The climate in Turkey varies between the regions, but if you’re visiting during the summer, you can be sure of glorious, beach-friendly temperatures wherever you are. Highs of 34 (°C) are common in Bodrum and Antalya during July, while more comfortable temperatures in the mid-teens make spring a popular time to visit.

Book your holiday for the autumn to take advantage of the mild weather and quieter resorts, or enjoy fresh, blue sky days on a winter holiday to Turkey. Getting around By taxi: All resorts have metered taxis; there are also some fixed-route charges, for example to and from Dalaman airport. By coach: Sleek, speedy coaches are the best way of getting around Turkey, with fast, frequent, services covering every town and city. There are many private operators, but buy your ticket in advance if you’re travelling in high season. By minibus: For shorter journeys, and within towns and cities, minibuses (dolmuş) are a common way of getting around, operating on a fixed route and will let you on and off along the route wherever you wish. Events Anzac Day: Aussies and Kiwis gather for Anzac Day, marking the anniversary of the World War I Gallipoli landings (25 April). For culture lovers: The glorious Roman amphitheatre near Antalya is the venue of the prestigious Aspendos International Opera And Ballet Festival where world-famous music troupes dazzle music-loving audiences.

Turkish tradition: It’s a very different form of entertainment in Selçuk where the camel wrestling festival sees these heavyweight beasts battle it out in this traditional sporting event. For yachters: Nautical culture is celebrated at autumn’s Marmaris International Race Week – you’ll see sleek yachts racing from the busy harbour. Take to the skies: See colourful parachutes and paragliders in daredevil flights from Babadağ mountain for October’s Ölüdeniz Air Games. Why choose Thomas Cook With hotels available to suit every person and every budget look no further than Thomas Cook for your getaway this year! Thousands of hotels to choose from Dedicated online customer service Good hotel - Review of La Blanche Resort & Spa, Turgutreis, Turkey - TripAdvisor Review of La Blanche Resort & Spa Check In mm/dd/yyyy Check Out mm/dd/yyyy Prices are for 1 room, 2 adults Show Prices Compare best prices from top travel sites and 2 more sites! Resort | Bahcelievler Cad 69, Turgutreis 48960, Turkey | Hotel amenities “Good hotel” Reviewed June 27, 2016 June 2016. This hotel is very good value.

It is spotless,the animation team are excellent and there really is nothing to find fault with. The only two improvements would be a kettle with coffe etc in the room and a small table on the balcony. We have been to many hotels in turkey and it is a great shame that their tourist industry is suffering . We shall go again. Stayed June 2016, traveled with friends Location Ask Salmurf about La Blanche Resort & Spa This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. LaBlancheHotel, Konuk İlişkileri Müdürü at La Blanche Resort & Spa, responded to this review, June 29, 2016 Dear Salmurf, Thank you for your recent stay at La Blanche Resort & SPA, and for your warm comments on TripAdvisor. I am happy to learn that you were pleased with your stay, and that you especially enjoyed the tranquil, territory, unique atmosphere,beautiful sunsets and convenient location of the hotel. We look forward to welcoming you back again, the next time you visit Turkey. Best Regards, Report response as inappropriate Thank you. We appreciate your input. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.

1,641 reviews from our community Traveler rating Traveler tips help you choose the right room. Room tips (300) 1,641 reviews sorted by: “brilliant stay” Reviewed June 26, 2016 We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Shame that it was a bit quiet. No Russians or Germans because of political disagreements. We felt perfectly safe and the people made us most welcome. We will return next year with friends. Thank you to all of the staff. Stayed June 2016, traveled as a couple Value Service Review collected in partnership with Alpharooms This business uses tools provided by TripAdvisor (or one of its official Review Collection Partners) to encourage and collect guest reviews, including this one. Helpful? Ask tandbspicer about La Blanche Resort & Spa This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. A TripAdvisor Member Reviewed June 25, 2016 via mobile We were sold this holiday as a 5 star. We have just heard Thomsons have downgraded the hotel to a 4 star and are not listing it next year. We can see why.

Rooms are tired and stink of damp, the curtains and carpet haven't been cleaned for years. We asked for a high floor but were told we had to have a ground floor because of Thompsons having an issue with fire safety (errrrr why are we still here then). The main restaurant is the worst. No proper meat, apart from meatballs grilled to death and then put in a pile of grease or grilled chicken that is placed into piles of grease by tongs that have just been used on the raw chicken. Breakfast is ok as long as you dodge kids running about and then pushing in front of you to touch your food and arrogant blokes who never queue for anything. The drinks are cheap local drinks, the rum tastes like scented water. The Italian meal is ok (bruschetta is hilarious - cheese and tomato on a sesame burger bap). Turkish meal is good. Swimming pool and beach/sea are nice. All the staff are great. To sum up - the blame for me feeling conned by the substandard hotel lies with the lazy hotel owners and greedy Thomsons selling 3 star hotels as five star.

I am not alone in this view, 4 out of 5 people you speak to say exactly the same - and even Thomsons have recognised that they cannot con people anymore. Stayed June 2016, traveled as a couple Helpful? Reviewed June 25, 2016 via mobile After a nightmare 2 hour transfer after being told it would be 50 minutes to an hour,not sure the driver knew where he was going we arrived at our hotel.on getting to our room we found that our door wouldn't shut or lock properly we went to reception to be told it would be sorted soon after another 2 visits it was finally sorted the following day,although the manager told us on 1st inspection that it was fine when clearly it wasn't.This is our 5th visit to La Blanche and sadly our last if the hotel was as good as its staff then it would be 5 star+ they can not do enough for you but the hotel is sadly now a 3 star and no more. The rooms although clean are old and out dated,we 1st came here in 2011 and the decor carpets curtains and nets are still the same.

Not even sure if the curtains have ever been down and cleaned. On our 1st week the beach bar was closed and the restaurant is half the size it was. The food is of very poor quality except the salad if you don't like chicken or meatballs then forget it. I know it's an all inclusive and thing's get repeated but to have spaghetti and Bolognese sause 3 days on the bouce is a bit much,although the food was warm to hot most times I'm sure they bring yesterday's food out the next day. As the price has dropped a lot in the hotel there are a lot of Ukrainian and Turkish people here taking advantage of the price drop. I do think the all inclusive is dying a slow and painfull death Apparently Thompson are not doing hotels in turgutreis next year and sadly this will be our last visit. Staff 10 out of 10 resort 10 out of 10 sadly the hotel a sad 5 out of 10 Stayed June 2016, traveled as a couple Helpful?

“Class loved it” Reviewed June 24, 2016 Loved our time here.There are a few tweaks required here and there especially the air conditioning.No matter how hard we discussed the matter it didn’t work. However the argument exists that we spent most of our day around the pool and the restaurant that in honesty we just accepted it and didn’t need it after a few days. The fridge was hardly ever filled up.We asked loads of times but in the end gave up.We were meant to have two fridges in our room but only one was resident. We don’t know whether it’s a gripe but some of the restaurants weren’t open. However this is because the hotel wasn’t full. This is because the British aren’t going. But WHY oh WHY. This country along with its people are fantastic. Wake up Great Britain and go here its fab. Plenty of Dutch and Belgium’s who are fun and hardly any Russians The staff are impeccable. Their turnout and cleanliness is again flawless. Their attitude was beyond reproach and they were a credit to their country and their employer and a pure pleasure to be around.

Smiley and JJ from the Apple bar were fun and decent men offering good value on their excursions, we were sure they were taking a loss.However we don’t have sea legs so we gave that a miss.Always good for some craik around the pool. Would we go back …..Yeah course we would.This was our first visit and guess what we are converted. Room Tip: Top floor , get a pool view ,bigger rooms See more room tips Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa (Bodrum City, Turkey) - UPDATED 2016 Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa Icmeler Koyu Kizil Agac Mevki Bodrum Merkez, Bodrum City 48400, Turkey Hotel amenities Trusted partner. We work with to make your booking as easy as possible. Secure payments. We use industry-leading practices to keep your information secure. Book on Enter dates for best prices powered by Ages of Children: change Please provide ages Child 1 Age or compare prices from up to 200 sites including: TripAdvisor members only.

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Start your review of Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa Click to rate “A bit commercial tourist but comfortable” Reviewed 2 weeks ago I had a pleasant stay at the Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa. I was invited as a guest, so I could not say no! The facilities are modern enough, and the staff are attentive. I would recommend exploring the many restaurants of Bodrum versus the hotel buffet. Pool area is fine, and the city is within walking distance. Report Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile Been here a few times but this is going to be the last the staff were brilliant as always friendly and extremely helpful but the food was really not up to scratch really plain and repetitive and the hotel and rooms are tiered and dated now. For the money they charged I expected a little more again the staff were... More Reviewed November 11, 2016 via mobile After having a lovely holiday here last year on the same dates all was open, water slides 4 hours a day with snacks, wifi at water park and entertainment outside. This year I think the manager has got a little tight. Very disappointed this year and I wouldn't go back for a third time. Most of the staff work really...

More Reviewed November 9, 2016 via mobile I really enjoyed the holiday and so did the family,I would say it is more 4* the food is ok,but we was there for 2 weeks so got a bit boring,entertainment in the day was great around the main pool plus you had 2 other pools if you didn't want the noise. Evening entertainment was ok depending which show you... More Royal Wootton Bassett, United Kingdom Level “Value for Money” Reviewed November 2, 2016 Just returned from a Half term Holiday to this Hotel and Resort. It was the last week before close and there was definetly an end of term feel to the place, the food itself was plentiful and certainly varied catering for multiple tastes. The room was large and quite well equipped, do not expect 4 star standards, work on the... More Thank Chris B BodrumHolidayResort, Genel Müdür at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa, responded to this review Dear Guest, First of all would like to thank you for choosing Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa among the many choices and sharing your comments with our future guests.

We are so pleased that we met your holiday needs and you had a nice holiday experience with us here at Bodrum Holiday Resort& Spa. Thank you for your nice words... More “Half term holiday” Reviewed November 1, 2016 I was a little nervous because of the bad reviews but I'm happy to say our experience was a good one. The staff were friendly and helpful, the food was plentiful if a little unusual at times (sprouts for breakfast) and the hotel room was clean and huge. We had a family room in the main building and it was... More Thank AbsolutSun BodrumHolidayResort, Genel Müdür at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa, responded to this review Dear Guest, Thank you for sharing this thoughtful review in regards of your recent holiday at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa. Your praising words about the hotel and our staff are an honor for us. We are delighted that you enjoyed your experience with us and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back. Sincerely yours, General Manager... More “Family holiday half term” Reviewed October 30, 2016 Return trip as we went this time last year, very relaxing and enjoyed by all.

Hotel and outside area's all very clean, staff were kept busy maintaining this as not everyone seemed keen to use the bins. Restricted water park hours and not all pool bars open or serving food but expected due to being end of season. Some things... More Thank Karen C BodrumHolidayResort, Genel Müdür at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa, responded to this review Dear Guest, First of all I would like to thank you for choosing us again and taking your valuable time to share your feelings and experience about your stay at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa. We are indeed very pleased that you enjoyed your time with us and appreciate sharing such a nice comment about us. Together with my team... More Reviewed October 29, 2016 via mobile We did 7 days on the last week of the season as a family of 5. Been sceptical about all inclusive, we were all really surprised. The staff were brilliant, I thought they would be a bit less interested with it been the last week. Honestly every single one gives 110% all the time. The resort has something and somewhere...

More Thank kevin m BodrumHolidayResort, Genel Müdür at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa, responded to this review Dear Guest, On behalf of the entire Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa team I would like to appreciate you for taking time to write such a positive review about our hotel. It was a true pleasure for me to read your summary about your holiday and I am delighted to know that you enjoyed your stay with us. With the... More Reviewed October 29, 2016 via mobile Hotel was ok. You get what you pay for. Reception staff not very helpful and always busy. Rooms in main building are a good size, clean but a bit dated. Restaurant food is good but repetitive. Italian restaurant very good decor service and food. Pool area big and clean. Whole complex on very steep hill. Bodrum town 15min on bus.... More Thank maz112118 BodrumHolidayResort, Genel Müdür at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa, responded to this review Dear Guest, Thank you for visiting our hotel, as well as for taking time to share your review, which we value, as the opinion of each guest is extremely important for us.

We are always thankful for constructive feedback as we learn from it in a quest to become better. We are sorry to read that you did not enjoy... More Reviewed October 28, 2016 via mobile Heard lots of bad reviews before we arrived and we were a bit worried. I'm glad to say they are totally unfounded. Ok the foods not English but what there is, Is nice and there's plenty of it. The room was very large,clean and perfect for what we needed as there are two adults and 3 children. The pool is... More Thank Jason B BodrumHolidayResort, Genel Müdür at Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa, responded to this review Dear Guest, Thank you for choosing Bodrum Holiday Resort & Spa and submitting such a positive feedback. We highly appreciate you taking your time to share your experience with us and other travelers. It is the best rewards for us to read, that you enjoyed your stay with us. Your comment was shared with the whole team of Bodrum Holiday... More Questions? Get answers from hotel staff and past guests. Ask a question Explore similar hotels Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom There are no pins in your viewport.

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Hotel Lighthouse Reviews - Ortakent, Turkey - Holiday Watchdog™ 10 / 10 Honeymoon "We went to this hotel after being booked in to a hotel in Bitez which awful to say the least,no water food was put on a tressel table, any way we comlained and got transfered to The Lighthouse Hotel. We were on honeymoon and this hotel just made it for us, we ate at Verras bar on many occasion and also ay Jimmiy's bar this was very friendly we also went to The golden spoon who were very helpful they even had on of our wedding photo's framed for us which hangs in my hallway,they even picked us up from the hotel and brought us to restaurant free of charge. Over all the combination of the hotel,restaurant and the turkish people it made our honeymoon,we even got in Andea Bochillie musicfrom Verras bar. Excellant.!!!!!!" Holiday details: Jun 2006, Breakfast Included, booked with First Choice Good For: Beach 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you?

Yes by paula 10 / 10 lovely holiday "we have just returned from from an all inclusuve week at the lighthouse hotel ortakent near bodrum. when we arrived in the early hours and taken up numerous flights of steps to our room we thought it was awful, especially when we seen our view was nothing except a white wall.we complained the next morning and given a lovely room close to a pool with a fabulous view. all staff were extremely helpful and friendly and the food was lovely. we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the lighthouse and would definately recommend it." Holiday details: Jun 2010, All Inclusive, Booked Independently Advice: lovely friendly hotel 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by stewpol 7 / 10 Lazy Holiday "We booked this resort/hoilday wanting sun sea and a bit of piece and quiet which is exactly what we had here. I didnt realise how large the hotel actually was (built on the side of a mountain) as the pictures in the brochure simply can not reflect this.

Myself and my partner expected 'basic' as we know lifestyle is different from the UK (thats why we travel!!) We were very happy with the resort - our room had the best view ever - out to the ocean. The rooms are basic (bathroom could do with a refurb at some point) however, it was cleaned every day with clean towels daily. There are alot of steps down to the restaurant/beach which is good for the exercise! There is a lift also. The food was varied with a good selection although the hot food I would say was tepid but edible. The soups were gorgeous. We switched about from beach to pool and thoroughly relaxed which was the whole aim. Not really any entertainment as such however we were there in low season so didnt bother us. Enjoyed a 2 hour spa treatment including Turkish bath with massage (in a hut overlooking the sea). Only thing we were not informed of is that you have to pay £10 to enter the country per person so keep some cash handy!! Few things could possibly up the anti of the resort but on the whole a great hoilday.

Just remember Brits - you shouldnt expect English food/drinks/lifestyle - if you do - go to Blackpool!" Holiday details: Oct 2009, All Inclusive, booked with Thomson Good For: Beach 2 readers found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by Paradowscy 3 / 10 terrible service "The location and infrastructure of hotel (buildings, equipment, pools) is very nice and comfortable but hotel service, apart from the reception, is terrible. In restaurant there all time the flies were on the food - it was indicatd to restaurant chief and waiters but no reaction. The personel doesn't speak english. Tha bath equipment is very dirty. Room cleaning is very bad, irregular, sometimes the claiming in reception was required to change the towels, to get the toilet paper or to clean the room. The time and rules of service for sauna, turkish bath and beach towels change are not followed. There isn't any shower (apart from small for feet) between beach and hotel. The cleaning of pools is very poor. The pools equipment (sunbeds, mattresses) are damaged and dirty.

The "a la carte restaurant" serves the same meals like main restaurant but without any choice and we waited long time to be served and the waiters were in shorts. We don't understand why in "all inclusive" system we should to buy the water to room in hotel market. We strongly don't recommend this hotel for persons who expect good service - in our opinion it could be one - two stars hotel, not four stars." Holiday details: Aug 2009, All Inclusive, Booked Independently Advice: Omit this hotel if you expect good service. 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by PROCTOR 9 / 10 very chilled "When we arrived we were greeted by very friendly helpful staff and taken to our very nice CLEAN room with a fantastic view. We have a 9year old son and as a family we prefer the beach which was quiet a few steps away but there was lifts to get you down to the beach as well but be careful as very rude people push there way to the front when your stood waiting this is the same when waiting in a que for food.

The food is ok it is what it is we are in turkey not England if your fussy don’t go all inclusive cold sprouts on the salad bar did me lol as a family we was ok we all found something we liked desserts are to die for very nice. Not much happening at nights very boring but we was knacked by 10.30 so it didn’t matter to us, a short walk to some lively food bars and shops and the bus ride to bodrum is a trip you will not forget. Aqua Park is good for adults and children we enjoyed this day. We had a good chilled out holiday and we are glad we went, we booked it 3weeks before and paid £950.00 for the 3 off us I would have been disappointed if we had paid full price I think our next holiday will be self-catering as you can pick what you want to eat and when. FANTASTIC STAFF AND THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO PLEASE YOU.

AND THE ALL INCLUSIVE DRINKS ARE BEER (LAGER)LOCAL VODKA, GIN CHEAP COKE, LEMONADE, ORANGEADE AND WATER AND THAT IS IT" Holiday details: Jul 2009, All Inclusive, Booked Independently Advice: WE ENJOYED OUR HOLIDAY HERE BUT PREFER BITEZ Activities: WE WENT TO VERAS RESTAURANT WHICH WAS NICE Good For: Beach 2 readers found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by shocked 5 / 10 15.31 June 28th "We are a group of four females aged between 42 - 55 years old. This was the third time we had been to this hotel, first time 2006, it has gone downhill a bit. The food has become worse in quality but plenty of quantity and good choice of different courses. On our last evening the a man the bar staff told us was the owners son wanted to join us. We made it clear we were enjoying our own company but towards the end of the evening he joined us anyway.

He was extremely arrogant and seemed to think he was irresistable as within 15 minutes of speaking to us he asked my friend to sleep with him. This offer obviously declined. The bar then shut and when it was clear we were returning to our rooms he asked my other friend if she would sleep with him!!! Unbelievable. Will be looking for a different destination for next years holiday. The rest of the staff were sweet, rooms always clean, its a shame this spoilt our holiday and made us feel threatened and very uncomfortable." Holiday details: Jun 2009, All Inclusive, booked with Thomas Cook 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by MarieM 3 / 10 Good Hotel, inedible food "If you like warmed up,repetative dinners, cold, watery soup, chipped dishes and fly covered food, I highly recommend the Lighthouse Hotel in Ortakent, Turkey.

If you lso like being taken to thewrong hotel at 5.00am,and then, in response to your call, told by your Rep to make your own arrangements to reach the 4 star Marque ofExcellence rated building at a cost of £50.00 (later reimbursed), then the Lighthouse is a must for you. When we eventually arrived, we found that there was no air-conditioning in the Dining area - hence the flies; the lift to the beach was inoperative for the whole 2 weeks of our holiday, and a further one was out of order for the last two days.The decking in the outside area was broken, and that, combined with the bad lighting, made a walk to the restaurants that we were forced to go to, hazardous. There were also no sun umbrellas by the pool area. If you book on an "All Inclusive" basis,remember to take plenty of money for the many occasions that you are forced to eat out, rather than share cold,inedible food, with hundreds of flies.

ENJOY" Holiday details: Oct 2008, All Inclusive, booked with Thomas Cook Advice: Loved the area, hotel food appalling Activities: Local restaurants very friendly, and good food Good For: Beach 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by Monaia 1 / 10 Be very careful!!! "If I were as wise as I am now I would never choose Light House hotel in Bodrum again!!! Do not trust pictures they show. Of course such a nice view exists but it is not available for everybody. The hotel is located on the hill and there are actually two buildings - one located on the one side of the road with beautiful sea view and the other one - located on the other side of the road with view on the WALL. One can imagine our panic when after seeing all this beautiful pictures we were guided to our room. Let me add that in order to get there we were led under the ground level. There were no regular door, you had to use balcony doors in order to leave or enter the room. In front of this balcony doors (which was also the only window available) there was ca. 5 m high dirty wall. Do not believe also in all inclusive option.

They claim to have two bars (lobby and beach). None of them is open longer than 11 p.m. and drinks they serve are horrible. And some additional information for Poles - NEVER USE ITAKA!!! Their resident was not only completely useless in that situation but also rude. Hope none of you ever be in similar situation." Holiday details: Aug 2008, All Inclusive, booked with Other - Please Specify 3 readers found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by lwilliams 2 / 10 Disgraceful Hotel "I have just returned home form a weeks all inclusive at the Light House hotel. All I can say is DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL!!!!! I got food poisining after only 48 hours and was sick for the rest of the weeks holiday. At least 20 others guests were also taken ill. The food was a total disgrace, nothing was refrigerated and any food left over was used for the next meals. Flys were crawling over the salads, cheese, cold meats and sauses and these were all left out for hours in the heat.

The cooked food was only only kept lukewarm and one guest found a cigarette butt in the stew and all the management said was the he had put it there. It was so bad we ended up spending extra money eating out at some of the local resturants (which were very good). Rooms were basic, bathrooms need a lot of work and a good clean. The staff were friendly but just couldn't be bothered any more. The veiw from the hotel was fantastic and so was the weather. The only two good things about the Hotel." Holiday details: Oct 2008, All Inclusive, Booked Independently 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by D J NEWBOULD 10 / 10 I read most of the reviews before i...

"I read most of the reviews before i went and was considering cancelling the holiday due to them being so bad.All that I can say to anyone who has booked to go or considering going is to ignore the bad reviews as they present an incorrect representaion of the hotel.My family certainly will not put up with uncleanness nor bad service and they have their say however all of us agreed that the hotel was excellent.The Hotel Staff were friendly and the service was excellent at meal times and around the bar.In particular the 2 girls at the lobby bar bent over backwards to help people.The rooms were clean however you must tip straight away if you need sheets and the room to be of the standard of cleanliness you want.This is not uncommon the world over now.A tip at the start of your stay would ensure that you always get excellent and reliable service.

The food at the hotel is not good and this is the main problem however the eating area outside is 5 star and the view is very impressive.The Turkish Spa is very good and the different levels of the hotel make it interesting.The Beach bar is excellent and so are the views from the lobby bar.Take the trip to Ephesus if you go as this is one of the 7 wonders of the world and you wont be disappointed." Holiday details: Sep 2008, All Inclusive, booked with HOTELS 4 YOU 2 readers found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by G D 6 / 10 This hotel is in a beautiful... "This hotel is in a beautiful location, the resort split in two by a road, rooms were large but the bathrooms alittle worse for wear looking, but clean. The maids spoke very minimal english and didn't understand when you asked for things, we had our towels changed everytime but our sheets weren't the week we were there, we ran out of toilet roll and had to "aquire" some from the pool toilets, which may I add smell due to wee bleach ball things they have in the sink!

Plates and glasses with food stuff on them at the bottom of the stairs for 2 days was attracting some local wildlife attention, cats in the dining room appeared harmless. Staff do speak some english, some better than others but they were never rude, we had a problem with our room door and then the safe but they sent someone to sort them both straight away. Please ask for rooms without an adjoining door, we had one and it was awful and may I add not locked securely just with a push thing on each door. The food wasn't the best, it was luke warm repetative and evening meals were a remake of lunch, forget an english breaky boiled eggs, some cut up meats, salad, cereals, fruit consisted of melon, grapes (sometimes), plums (sometimes). No ice cream unless you buy it from market. Drinks....you have to pay for all cocktails anytime of day and all drinks after 12 midnight, no bottled water unless you buy it from the on site market, mini bar in room with price list not stocked and they didn't understand when we asked about it so gave up!

You can get some drinks and one bar but not the other, I drink diet coke but couldn't get it at pool bar 'cos machine was broken had to go to beach bar. The al a carte restaurant we didn't go to because it was beside pool which is ok but they laid out your salad and bread long before meal times and the flies were having a ball! The pool didn't have any showers so there was a constant film of suncream on it, the towel hut to collect your pool towels were two black bags on a lounger or you could go all way down to the beach hut. In the many holidays i've been to I would say if you were expecting a deluxe resort and spa (4*) as advertised you'll be hugely disappointed. The spa and jacuzzi are free you pay for everything else, which is fair enough, some of the staff didn't speak good english but were friendly, and the diving school isn't on site, we are divers and were disappointed in the set up when we got there but it was cheap, fun and we got back in one piece.

I wouldn't go back to, or recommend this hotel, but would go back to Turkey." Holiday details: Sep 2008, All Inclusive, booked with Thomas Cook 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes by M P Shea 8 / 10 On arrival the hotel staff didn't... "On arrival the hotel staff didn't seem to take it seriously, however it was 2 AM. First of all they thought it would be bloody funny to throw the key from the top of the hotel to the bottom for us!. But as the holiday went on it got alot better and the animation staff were very helpful, the food was nice and all the staff were in the end, overall the holiday was great apart from the hickup at the start" Holiday details: Jul 2008, All Inclusive, booked with First Choice 1 reader found this review helpful. Did you? Yes 1 Mediterranean Turkey Guide Turkey's Mediterranean shore, called the Turquoise Coast, is nearly 1600 km (994 miles) long ( map ), scattered with fine-sand beaches and sprinkled abundantly with classical cities turned to picturesque ruins.

The Turquoise Coast is the first place to think of when you're considering a seaside vacation in Turkey. It has more and better beaches and resorts than does the Aegean coast , and warmer, saltier water than the Black Sea coast . The Taurus (Toros) Mountains form a dramatic backdrop along much of the coast, often dropping steeply right into the sea, but in some places rivers have washed down enough sediment over the ages to form beaches backed by fertile alluvial plains good for growing cotton, vegetables, and even tropical fruits like bananas. Click on a city name to jump to it, or scroll down to review all the cities along the coast from west ( Bodrum ) to east ( Antakya ).

Question: If you were on holiday at the coastal resort of Bodrum, which country would you be in
Answer: Turkey